diff --git a/src/features/recent-projects/renderer/hooks/useRecentProjectsSection.ts b/src/features/recent-projects/renderer/hooks/useRecentProjectsSection.ts
index 3eddb523..187851a1 100644
--- a/src/features/recent-projects/renderer/hooks/useRecentProjectsSection.ts
+++ b/src/features/recent-projects/renderer/hooks/useRecentProjectsSection.ts
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ export function useRecentProjectsSection(
     initialSnapshot?.payload.projects ?? []
   );
   const activeContextIdRef = useRef(activeContextId);
+  activeContextIdRef.current = activeContextId;
   const provisioningState = useMemo(
     () => ({ currentProvisioningRunIdByTeam, provisioningRuns }),
     [currentProvisioningRunIdByTeam, provisioningRuns]
@@ -130,10 +131,6 @@ export function useRecentProjectsSection(
     recentProjectsRef.current = recentProjects;
   }, [recentProjects]);
 
-  useEffect(() => {
-    activeContextIdRef.current = activeContextId;
-  }, [activeContextId]);
-
   const reload = useCallback(
     async (options?: { force?: boolean }): Promise<void> => {
       const requestContextId = activeContextId;